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Stress & Strain
GATE 2016
Easy
The value of true strain produced in compressing a cylinder to half its original length is
- A0.69
- -0.69
- C0.5
- D-0.5
Explanation
True strain εtrue = ln(L2/L1) = ln(0.5) ≈ -0.693 (negative, since the length decreases under compression).
Source: GATE ME 2016 Set-2 (2016)
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